186 THE MAGAZINE OF HORTICULTURE. 



During the later years of his life, the late Capt. Lovett paid 

 much attention to the raising of seedling pears, and must have 

 left many about coming into fruit ; perhaps his usefulness has 

 not ceased with his life, and the public may have yet to enjoy 

 the results of his labors and experiments. 



Conseilleur de la Cour, large, or above a medium, obovate ; 

 stem set on one side ; skin thick, greenish yellow when ripe, 

 with russet specks and sometimes stripes and blotches of russet ; 

 calyx large, and open ; flesh yellowish white, juicy, melting, 

 of a pleasant though subacid or acid flavor, little gritty at 

 core ; season November, but keeps into December. 



Sullivan. — So named by the late Mr. Manning, it being 

 one of Van Mons's varieties ; of a medium size, pyriform shape, 

 stem stout and on one side, no depression at calyx, that large 

 and open, with a smooth green skin and russet specks ; flesh 

 greenish white, fine grained, tender, very juicy, pleasant but 

 not high flavored ; rots at core ; November. 



Beurre Beymont. — Obovate, rather under a medium size, 

 with long straight stem, smooth yellowish green skin, russet 

 specks and some blotches of russet red in sun; calyx open; 

 flesh white, juicy, melting, fine grained, of a very pleasant 

 subacid flavor ; November. 



Serrurier. — Of medium size, obovate form, stem short, 

 smooth yellow skin, nearly covered with blotches and stripes 

 of russet ; calyx small, closed ; flesh white, juicy, melting, of 

 very pleasant subacid flavor ; November. 



Poire de deux Sosurs. — Rather large, of an elongated pyri- 

 form shape ; of, when ripe, a yellowish green color, with 

 brown specks and sometimes black spots ; flesh solid but ten- 

 der and juicy, pleasant ; November. 



It has already been stated that it was hazardous to express 

 an opinion with regard to the qualities of new pears, and it is 

 still more so to venture upon their description. For, as trees 

 received are frequently not true to their names, where no 

 means are possessed of ascertaining when such is the case, 

 very erroneous descriptions are not inconsistent with perfect 

 honesty of intention, with respect to nearly all of which this 



